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Permanent Commission for Women in Indian Navy

  • Posted By
    10Pointer
  • Categories
    Women Empowerment
  • Published
    31st Oct, 2020

Supreme Court allows Union government time till December 31 to implement its judgment, which upheld the right of women naval officers to be considered for permanent commission.

  • The Court had upheld the right of serving Short Service Commission (SSC) women officers of the Navy to be granted permanent commission (PC)on a par with their male counterparts.
  • Women naval officers will now be eligible to apply for permanent commission. All serving women short service commission (SSC) officers in at least seven wings, including the executive, engineering, electrical, education, law and logistics, will be eligible to apply.
  • The grant of PCs will be subject to availability of vacancies in the stabilised cadre, Suitability of the candidate; and recommendation by the chief of Naval Staff.

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